Congressman (R) compares Iraq and Detroit (AP)

[Eugene]

Wednesday, March 21, 2007 · Last updated 8:15 p.m. PT
Congressman compares Iraq and Detroit

By COREY WILLIAMS
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

DETROIT -- A Republican congressman from Michigan said parts of Iraq are
no more dangerous than Detroit, drawing the ire of the mayor's office and
the state Democratic Party.

During an interview Monday with WILS-AM, Rep. Tim Walberg said the
returning troops he has talked with "indicate to me that 80 to 85 percent,
in a conservative fashion, of the country is reasonably under control,
at least as well as Detroit or Chicago or any of our other big cities.
That's an encouraging sign."

Remarked program host Jack Ebling: "I've never heard Iraq compared to
Detroit before."

Walberg responded: "Well, in fact, in many places it's as safe and cared
for as Detroit or Harvey, Ill., or some other places that have trouble
with armed violence that takes place on occasion."

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Full article: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_Detroit_Iraq.html?source=mypi

Related thread: GOD DAMNIT, CNN DOES IT AGAIN: Tim Walberg Labeled with a (D) this morning

[zbdent]

1. again, I make the point ...

the American dead in Iraq are the equivalent of the Police ... and if there were as many police personnel killed in the line of duty in the US as were soldiers killed in Iraq, there would be a national outcry ...

[BayCityProgressive]

2. so would this be a testament

to success in Iraq or failure in our cities at home? Just wondering..

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

3. What he doesn't explain is that that 85 percent is all desert. He doesn't

comment about the other 15 percent eh?

[skipos]

4. Iraq has roughly the population as California. Can you imagine

100,000-600,000 civilians being killed in California in a couple of years? Or 3200 soldiers?

[frylock]

5. 85% of iraq is FUCKING UNPOPULATED DESERT, fignuts!

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